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SUMMARY:IGA Diamond Jubilee Special Lecture-  "The Leinster Granite: Sixty Years of Wondering" by Dr. Pádhraig Kennan
DESCRIPTION:IGA Diamond Jubilee Special Lecture: “The Leinster Granite: Sixty Years of Wondering” \nBy Dr. Pádhraig Kennan \nAbstract: \nThere was a time when batholiths were batholiths – large bodies of coarse-grained granite that had slowly crystallised deep in the earth’s crust from liquid rock (magma) intruded from even greater depths. These bodies were commonly seen as having outward-dipping contacts\, and question marks as lower limits. However\, even before the IGA era\, 2 kg hammers\, petrological microscopes and countless pairs of boots had established that most of these batholiths were aggregates of smaller\, essentially coeval\, plutons. Later development of larger hammers (e.g.\, spectrometers of various hues\, ion probes\,\nelectron microscopes\, and the like) served to define more complex patterns of aggregation of components not always coeval. But oftentimes\, the boots could not see the joins and still cannot – just one of many enigmas. The questions that\nare still questions and matters of debate wherever granites occur are still many. \nWhere exactly did the liquid magmas originate\, and how far did they journey upwards? How did the magmas intrude – as inverted tear drops\, or sheets\, or otherwise? What exactly melted in the first place? Did magmas mingle and mix\,\nor segregate and evolve? When did intrusion occur and over what time span? Why so many different granite varieties – all textural interplays of quartz\, feldspar and mica that recur worldwide? This talk will attempt to address some\,\nand only some (ignorance)\, of these questions. In doing so\, the role of the enclosing envelope will be given some emphasis and it will be a major surprise to the speaker if Sr isotopes and coticule are not mentioned. A model incorporating some of the features of the Leinster Granite\, and of one or two others\, that might have wide application is the aim. \nAcknowledgement: In 1959 and throughout the 1960s (and beyond)\, the IGA enabled a young student and university teacher to experience the rocks of many parts of Ireland on excursions led by experts from all the universities and\nGeological Surveys of Ireland\, and from some abroad. These excursions were augmented by countless lectures. He met many giants. Little of that would have happened so soon without the IGA. The experience was priceless. Thank you. \nWhen and where (PLEASE NOTE VENUE!!!): \nThe School of Earth Sciences\, University College Dublin\, on Wednesday\, 20 November 2019\, between 20:00 and 21:00. Coffee and biscuits will be available from 19:00. All are welcome! \nLocation: https://www.ucd.ie/earthsciences/contact/ \nImage Credit: www.countywicklowheritage.org
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-diamond-jubilee-special-lecture-the-leinster-granite-sixty-years-of-wondering-by-dr-padhraig-kennan-2/
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SUMMARY:Lecture - 11th December 2019 - "Sixty Years of the Irish Geological Association: A Diamond Jubilee Hitsory" by Prof. Patrick Wyse Jackson (TCD)
DESCRIPTION:Sixty Years of the Irish Geological Association: A Diamond Jubilee History \nBy Prof. Patrick Wyse Jackson (Trinity College Dublin) \nAbstract: \nThe IGA is Ireland’s oldest geological organization aimed at both the professional and the amateur geologist. Born of a meeting of geology professors in 1959\, the IGA has gone on to flourish for 60 years. This talk will present an overview of that history and place the IGA in the wider Irish geological context. Copies of the IGA’s previous Golden Anniversary booklet will be available (€5.00). And let me wish the IGA many more decades of serving the broadest membership of the Irish geological community. \nWhen and Where (PLEASE NOTE VENUE!!!): \nThe Museum 4 Lecture Theatre in Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday\, 11 December 2019\, between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Please enter via the side door on the East side of the Museum Building. \nCoffee and biscuits will be available in the Geology Coffee Room from 6:30 pm. All welcome.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/lecture-11th-december-2019-sixty-years-of-the-irish-geological-association-a-diamond-jubilee-hitsory-by-prof-patrick-wyse-jackson-tcd-2/
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SUMMARY:Lecture - 11th December 2019 - "Sixty Years of the Irish Geological Association: A Diamond Jubilee Hitsory" by Prof. Patrick Wyse Jackson (TCD)
DESCRIPTION:Sixty Years of the Irish Geological Association: A Diamond Jubilee History \nBy Prof. Patrick Wyse Jackson (Trinity College Dublin) \nAbstract: \nThe IGA is Ireland’s oldest geological organization aimed at both the professional and the amateur geologist. Born of a meeting of geology professors in 1959\, the IGA has gone on to flourish for 60 years. This talk will present an overview of that history and place the IGA in the wider Irish geological context. Copies of the IGA’s previous Golden Anniversary booklet will be available (€5.00). And let me wish the IGA many more decades of serving the broadest membership of the Irish geological community. \nWhen and Where (PLEASE NOTE VENUE!!!): \nThe Museum 4 Lecture Theatre in Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday\, 11 December 2019\, between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Please enter via the side door on the East side of the Museum Building. \nCoffee and biscuits will be available in the Geology Coffee Room from 6:30 pm. All welcome.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/lecture-11th-december-2019-sixty-years-of-the-irish-geological-association-a-diamond-jubilee-hitsory-by-prof-patrick-wyse-jackson-tcd/
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SUMMARY:Lecture - 19th February 2020 - "Climate Change and Ireland’s Landscape: Cold to Warm and back again over the  last 2.6 Ma"  By Prof. Pete Coxon (Trinity College Dublin)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The Quaternary Period (the last 2.6 million years) had a profound impact on the Irish landscape. This talk will investigate the warm stages of the Quaternary: the interglacials (the times between the glaciations). The interglacial periods comprise only 10% of the Quaternary and were of varying magnitudes and lengths but deeply affected Ireland’s landscape and flora. Interglacial deposits were identified in Ireland in the 1860s and this talk will look at the geological\, geomorphological\, and palaeobotanical evidence for these warmer periods and compare them to global records. \nWhen and where:The lecture theatre in the Geological Survey of Ireland\, Beggars Bush\, Dublin 4 on Wednesday\, 19 February 2020\, between 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Coffee and biscuits will be available from 5:30 pm. All welcome!
URL:https://geology.ie/event/lecture-19th-february-2020-climate-change-and-irelands-landscape-cold-to-warm-and-back-again-over-the-last-2-6-ma-by-prof-pete-coxon-trinity-college-dublin/
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL Lecture - 24th June\, 7pm: "ExoMars: The Search for Life in Martian Clays"  by Amy Dugdale (NUI Maynooth)
DESCRIPTION:With so much uncertainty around when we will be able to host gatherings again\, we’ve decided host a virtual lecture! We will be doing this through a platform called Zoom\, which is favored by many across the industry and has been used to host conferences and talks around the world so it should do the job! \nAmy Dugdale is a final year undergraduate student at NUI Maynooth and will be speaking about her work looking for life on Mars! Amy has kindly agreed to be our inaugural virtual speaker and we’re very much looking forward to her talk!  \nYou can download the Zoom app on your device\, or their software on your PC\, but you can also just access the talk via the link we provide you with (Which we will be sending around on the day of the lecture). I will also send a how-to guide along with this in case you need it! \nPlease e-mail us at irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com if you wish to register to attend and we will make sure the details you need will get to you on Wednesday 24th June.   \nIf you have any questions or you haven’t used zoom before\, just let us know and we’d be happy to help you out or do a test run! 🙂 \nAbstract: \nMars has many similarities to planet Earth and therefore may harbour life. But what are the conditions needed for life and how can signs of past life be detected? In this talk Mars’ potential to support life will be discussed in addition to its Geology. These topics are particularly relevant to ESA’s ExoMars mission due to launch in 2022; The key objectives of the ExoMars rover are to search for signs of life (biosignatures) and characterise the geochemical and water environment. To achieve this\, Oxia Planum\, a clay-rich plain\, has been selected as the landing site due to its abundant mineralogical evidence of aqueous activity and its astrobiological potential. The mineralogy of this site and the rover instruments that will investigate it will be discussed. \nBiography:  \nAmy Dugdale is an undergraduate student at Maynooth university studying Biology and Chemistry in final year. She has a strong interest in astrobiology and planetary Science having completed internships at the Open University and the  University of Kent. \nPhoto Credit: Nasa.gov
URL:https://geology.ie/event/lecture-biosignatures-in-martian-clays-mineralogy-at-the-exomars-rover-landing-site-by-amy-dugdale-nui-maynooth/
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SUMMARY:Zoom Lecture - 14th October 2020: "How to Produce Synthetic Minerals"  By Dr. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco (TCD)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nGeologists and many researchers working on different fields of science often need minerals with targeted compositions and structures for various purposes (catalysts\, smart technology\, standards for analysis\, or starting material for experiments). Is it easy to find them in nature? Is it possible to synthesise them using facile methods? This talk will focus on the complexity of mineral synthesis and how the different methods to produce minerals may have unexpected consequences… \n \nDr. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco is an Ussher Assistant Professor in Nanomineralogy at the Department of Geology\, Trinity College Dublin. His fields of research are environmental mineralogy and crystallisation. His research focuses on mineral genesis and the interaction of aqueous species with mineral surfaces. In particular\, he studies the mechanisms of mineral nucleation and growth and the interaction of common seawater ions\, pollutants and organics with mineral surfaces and their relevance to global-scale processes like biomineralisation\, biogeochemical element cycling and the evolution of the global chemistry of the oceans.  \nDate and Time: Wednesday 14th October\, 19:00 – 20:00\nRegister by e-mailing irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com\,\nZoom link will be sent to those registered on the day. \nPhoto credit: catawiki.com
URL:https://geology.ie/event/zoom-lecture-14th-october-2020-how-to-produce-synthetic-minerals-by-dr-juan-diego-rodriguez-blanco-tcd/
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SUMMARY:ZOOM Series of Lectures:  “Rocks Used by Our Ancestors” by Prof. Ian Sanders (Fellow Emeritus\, TCD)
DESCRIPTION:ZOOM Series of Lectures\n“Rocks Used by Our Ancestors” by Prof. Ian Sanders (Fellow Emeritus\, TCD)\n  \nWEEKLYS ON TUESDAYS\n(10th\, 17th\, 24th November and 1st December 2020)\n  \nIn collaboration with the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland\n  \n  \nThe Irish Geological Association has partnered with the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) to organise this short course of four lectures on the topic of “Rocks Used by Our Ancestors”.  Many thanks to Prof. Ian Sanders for putting so much time into preparing for this course\, which will be of interest to both beginners and as a refresher for more experienced geologists. The inclusion of archaeology will definitely give us all a different perspective on the subject. \nThis series of four lectures aims to show how the stone materials used in the artefacts\, monuments and buildings of antiquity can be identified\, and to explain in non-technical language the geological background to the formation of those stone materials. \nIAI Learning Outcomes  \nHaving completed the course\, you will be able to: \n\nDescribe the appearance and state possible distinguishing features of examples of the following kinds of rock. Sandstone\, mudstone\, shale\, limestone\, conglomerate\, gypsum\, flint\, chert\, vein quartz\, basalt\, dolerite\, gabbro\, andesite\, granite\, obsidian\, tuff\, slate\, schist\, porcellanite\, quartzite\, marble\, soapstone.\nOutline the mode of formation of the above rocks and show in simple diagrams (a) the paths followed by rocks as they are changed from one kind to another by processes on and beneath the surface\, and (b) how some igneous and metamorphic rocks have origins linked to plate boundaries.\nName the geological eras and periods\, state in millions of years the time elapsed since the formation of the solar system and of the 3 eras\, and state the principles of measuring the age of granite by the uranium-lead method.\nState how information is depicted on the geological bedrock map of Ireland\, and outline the main stages in Ireland’s geological history\, mentioning how its topographic elevation\, plate tectonic setting and latitude changed through time.\n\nBiography  \nIan Sanders has been in the Department of Geology at Trinity College since 1971\, following his BA and PhD studies at Cambridge University. His current research is focused on the early years of the Solar System inferred from meteorites. His teaching interests include the promotion of geology in schools through the free distribution of rock samples. \nDates: 7 to 8 pm\, weekly on TUESDAYS  (10th\, 17th\, 24th November and 1st December 2020).\nREGISTRATION FOR IGA MEMBERS ONLY: please register for the course by e-mailing irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com\,  \nThe Zoom link will be sent to those registered on the day.  \n(Non IGA members can join for 2021 if they wish to attend the lectures!).
URL:https://geology.ie/event/zoom-series-of-lectures-rocks-used-by-our-ancestors-by-prof-ian-sanders-fellow-emeritus-tcd/
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SUMMARY:IGA ZOOM LECTURE: The Galápagos Archipelago - A Natural Laboratory for Understanding Sub-Volcanic Processes By Dr Michael J. Stock Assistant Professor in Geochemistry\, TCD
DESCRIPTION:IGA ZOOM LECTURE\nThe Galápagos Archipelago: A Natural Laboratory for Understanding Sub-Volcanic Processes\nBy Prof. Michael J. Stock\nAssistant Professor in Geochemistry\, Trinity College Dublin \n  \nAbstract: The Galápagos Archipelago is one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth\, with eruptions typically occurring every 2–3 years. Each island is made up of one or more volcanoes\, which are fed by compositionally diverse magmas and can be easily monitored using satellite techniques. These features make the islands a unique “natural laboratory” for understanding the structure and processes operating within sub-volcanic magma plumbing systems. However\, due to their remote location and strict permitting requirements\, there has been comparatively little geological research in Galápagos\, relative to regions with similar volcanic activity (such as Iceland and Hawaii). Our knowledge about magmatic systems in the archipelago remains extremely limited.\nIn this presentation\, I’ll review our understanding of Galápagos geology\, starting with Darwin (who was secretly a geologist…) and ending with the on-going work of an international research team currently applying state-of-the-art analytical techniques to understand the processes operating beneath the different volcanoes. I’ll particularly focus on an expedition which I led to sample recent lava flows in 2017\, highlighting the challenges of working in such a remote environment. I’ll show how samples collected on this expedition have been used to aid in interpreting geophysical data at the Earth’s surface\, and how detailed petrographic and geochemical interrogation of these samples revealed the presence of hidden “explosive” magmas beneath volcanoes which have produced monotonous basaltic lava eruptions for thousands of years. These findings have not only transformed our understanding of Galápagos volcanoes but also how eruptions are triggered globally. They will facilitate better interpretation of volcano monitoring data in the future\, which will greatly improve wildlife and civil protection. \nProf. Mike Stock is an igneous petrologist\, whose research is focussed on developing novel petrological and geochemical techniques to understand the architecture and dynamics of magmatic systems. He completed his PhD at the University of Oxford\, investigating how volcanic apatite crystals can be used to understand the behaviour of magmatic volatiles\, before holding the Charles Darwin Junior Research Fellowship at Christ’s College\, University of Cambridge\, where he began integrating petrological and geophysical datasets to understand sub-volcanic processes in the Galápagos Archipelago. Mike moved to Trinity College Dublin as an Assistant Professor in Geochemistry in September 2019\, establishing a new igneous petrology research group and developing an interest in the Palaeogene volcanics of Co. Louth and Northern Ireland. Alongside his igneous petrology research\, Mike is the Director of the Earth Surface Research Laboratory – a new national geochemical research facility\, funded by the Geological Survey of Ireland and responsible for collecting geochemical data for the Tellus Survey. \nWhen: Wednesday 25th November\, 7pm-8pm\nWhere: Online via Zoom\nE-mail irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com to register.\nZoom Details will be emailed on the day of the event. All Welcome! \nPhoto credit: ABCNews
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-zoom-lecture-the-galapagos-archipelago-a-natural-laboratory-for-understanding-sub-volcanic-processes-by-dr-michael-j-stock-assistant-professor-in-geochemistry-tcd/
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SUMMARY:IGA ZOOM LECTURE:  Diamonds and What They Can Tell Us About the Deep Earth  By Dr Ekaterina ‘Kate’ Kiseeva (UCC)
DESCRIPTION:IGA ZOOM LECTURE \nDiamonds and What They Can Tell Us About the Deep Earth \nBy Dr Ekaterina ‘Kate’ Kiseeva (UCC) \nAbstract: Diamonds are thought to form in the upper mantle and in the mantle transition zone (410–660 km)\, and they often incorporate small pieces of surrounding material when they form. These inclusions provide a unique window into the deep mantle\, giving researchers much-needed information about the composition of our planet\, as well as on the processes which took places millions\, even billions\, of years ago. In this talk\, I will give an overview of deep diamonds and their inclusions: how these diamonds form\, what minerals they bring\, what they tell us about the composition of the deep mantle\, and how they relate to the deep carbon cycle. Additionally\, I will give a short overview about the history of diamond discovery throughout the world\, including the only diamond ever discovered on the island of Ireland. \nDr. Kate Kiseeva is a lecturer in Geochemistry at the University College Cork (UCC). She obtained her undergraduate degree (2007) in petrology\, mineralogy and geochemistry from the State Mining Institute\, Saint-Petersburg\, Russia. In 2012 she received her PhD in experimental petrology from the Australian National University\, Canberra\, Australia. For the following 6 years she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and as a NERC independent fellow at the University of Oxford\, UK. Kate’s main research interests include the deep carbon cycle\, phase transitions in the deep mantle\, and the oxidation state of the mantle transition zone. To address these topics\, she uses a combination of high-pressure and high-temperature experimental techniques on natural samples\, such as mantle xenoliths and inclusions in diamonds. \nWhen: Wednesday 2nd December\, 7pm – 8pm\nWhere: Online via Zoom\nE-mail: irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com to register.\nZoom Details will be emailed on the day of the event. All Welcome!
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-zoom-lecture-diamonds-and-what-they-can-tell-us-about-the-deep-earth-by-dr-ekaterina-kate-kiseeva-ucc-2/
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SUMMARY:Joint Geological Associations Lecture\, 20th January 2021: "An Irish El Dorado? Searching for the Source of Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Gold" by Dr Chris Standish\, University of Southampton
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce a joint CGA / IGA / GGA lecture this January 20th 2021! \n“An Irish El Dorado? Searching for the Source of Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Gold” \nby Dr Chris Standish\, University of Southampton \nAbstract: The Chalcolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland witnessed a marked growth in the deployment of rare and exotic materials. The first use of gold\, a material that has fascinated and inspired humans for millennia\, occurred during this period; it was used to produce an impressive array of objects\, from neck ornaments and bracelets to cups and capes. Whilst today it is typically seen in an economic sense\, its perceived value has varied in the past. Recognising its source location(s) and patterns of its procurement\, trade and exchange\, are essential if we are to ever gain an understanding of why this material was first considered valuable. However\, despite the long-held belief that this source was located in Ireland\, the absence of confirmed mine sites means our current understanding of prehistoric gold is lacking. Geochemical provenance studies offer a means by which the source(s) of metals can be traced\, and here I will discuss both past and current attempts to source Britain and Ireland’s earliest gold. Probable source areas will be proposed\, and the implications this has for the perceived value of gold in these early metalworking communities will be explored. \n \nBiography: Dr Chris Standish is a geochemist and archaeologist based in the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences\, University of Southampton. His research interests lie in the application of isotope geochemistry to the study of oceans\, climate\, and human societies of the past. This includes working on research projects that explore the procurement of metals\, shed light on patterns of population mobility\, quantify past rates of ocean acidification\, and investigate how corals precipitate their skeletons. Specialising in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP MS)\, he has a keen interest in the development of novel geochemical techniques and the use of laser ablation systems for minimally destructive analyses at high spatial resolutions. \n  \nDate and Time: Wednesday 20 January 2021 (via Zoom); 19:00-20:00 \nTo Register: All welcome! Just e-mail irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com before the 20th January 1pm.  A Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture - 3rd February 7 pm Dr. Robin Edwards (TCD) on "Using Saltmarshes as Geological Tide Gauges to Understand Common Era Sea-Level Change"
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce our next lecture on Wednesday 3rd February at 7pm by Dr. Robin Edwards (TCD) on: \n“Using Saltmarshes as Geological Tide Gauges to Understand Common Era Sea-Level Change” \nAbstract: Global mean sea levels are rising faster today than at any point in the last 3\,000 years. But local rates of relative sea-level change are quite variable\, causing variations in local coastal responses. Saltmarshes are particularly sensitive indicators of sea-level change: the vertical distributions of their intertidal communities are intimately linked to tidal elevation. I will outline the use of saltmarshes as geological tide gauges\, identify the patterns of Common Era sea-level change along the eastern coast of North America\, and discuss what these patterns may tell us about the drivers of coastal change closer to home in the North Atlantic region. \nBiography: Robin Edwards is Associate Professor in Earth Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. He graduated with a degree in Oceanography from Southampton (UK) before completing a PhD at Durham (UK) on reconstructing late Holocene sea level change. After a postdoc at the Free University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)\, he returned to Durham as a lecturer before moving to Trinity in 2002 where he is now the course director of the undergraduate science programme in Geography and Geoscience. Robin specialises in reconstructing past sea levels by using salt marsh sediments and is currently co-Principal Investigator on the so-called “A4 Project” of Oceans\, Climate and Atlantic Change\, which is funded by Ireland’s Marine Institute and the European Regional Development Fund. \nAll are welcome! Feel free to share this flyer with your friends and family! \nJust make sure to register by e-mailing irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com by February 3rd at 1pm.  A Zoom link will be send to you on the day.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-3rd-february-7-pm-dr-robin-edwards-tcd-on-using-saltmarshes-as-geological-tide-gauges-to-understand-common-era-sea-level-change-2/
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SUMMARY:Lecture\, March 10th 2021: "The Curious Case of the Campi Flegrei Volcanic Complex (Italy)" by Isabel O’Brien (Open University Graduate)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This presentation compiles information from peer-reviewed literature relating to activity at the Campi Flegrei Volcanic Complex (Italy) over the past 2\,200 years to examine the main models of caldera dynamics. The Campi Flegrei complex is one of the most active calderas in the world\, yet it also has a high population density\, thereby creating an extreme volcanic hazard. The Monte Nuovo eruption in 1538 was the only eruptive event in the last ~4\,500 years. However\, it is the ongoing non-eruptive events in the form of bradyseisms that are posing more immediate challenges to residents and civil protection agencies. The causes of these bradyseisms are the subject of current debate. Though there is not a definite model to explain the ongoing unrest\, this presentation will highlight one of the most recent\, and curious\, hypotheses: one involving mineral reactions. \nPhoto: 2014-10-29 Isabel’s first day on the NMI’s UCD Mineral Project. Photo by P Roycroft \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 10 March 2021\, between 19:00 and 20:00 via Zoom. \nTo Register: send an e-mail to irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com by the 10th March 2021 at 1pm. \nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/lecture-march-10th-2021-the-curious-case-of-the-campi-flegrei-volcanic-complex-italy-by-isabel-obrien-open-university-graduate-2/
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture on 14th April 2021 by Jennifer Scully (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
DESCRIPTION:Title: “There and Back Again: A Geologist’s Tale of Planetary Exploration”\nAbstract: In this talk\, I will give an overview of the NASA missions I have taken part in\, focusing on the planetary geology investigations that derive from the mission data. I will begin with the Dawn mission\, which used an ion propulsion–driven spacecraft to orbit and explore two of the largest objects in the asteroid belt\, Vesta and Ceres. Vesta is a largely dry body with a basaltic crust\, which has been modified over millions of years by meteorite impacts and fracturing/faulting. Scientific investigations of Vesta are greatly aided by the presence of samples of Vesta that have fallen to the Earth as meteorites. Ceres is the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system and is the largest object in the asteroid belt. There is a relatively large amount of water ice just underneath Ceres’ surface; it is likely that a subsurface ocean once existed within Ceres. Salt-rich pockets of the relict subsurface ocean are likely present in the subsurface today and drive the formation of spectacularly bright salt formations and an isolated mountain. I will then discuss Jupiter’s icy moon Europa\, which contains a present-day\, extensive subsurface ocean of great interest to the astrobiological community. I am currently working on the Europa Clipper mission\, which will\, in the near future\, investigate Europa via multiple flybys. I will finish by talking about mission concepts I have participated in to explore a variety of planetary bodies via landing and/or sample return.  \nBiography: Dr Jennifer Scully is a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California\, which is funded by NASA and managed by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She graduated with a B.A. in Science (Geology) from Trinity College Dublin in 2010\, after enjoying her time in the Museum Building and on field trips around Ireland\, Scotland and Spain. She then moved to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in geology at the University of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA)\, which focused on planetary geology. During her time at UCLA\, Jennifer worked on NASA’s Dawn mission\, which at the time was exploring the asteroid Vesta. After graduating from UCLA in 2015\, Jennifer became a Caltech postdoctoral scholar based at JPL and continued her work on the Dawn mission\, which had then moved on to orbiting and studying dwarf planet Ceres. Since becoming a JPL scientist in 2017\, Jennifer has become involved with the Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon/ocean world Europa. She has also worked on a variety of mission concepts for the exploration of Europa\, Ceres\, comets and asteroids by landers and sample return.  \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 14 April 2021\, between 19:00 and 20:00 via Zoom.\nTo Register: send an e-mail to irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com BEFORE the 14th April 2021 at 1pm. \nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-on-14th-april-2021-by-jennifer-scully-nasa-jet-propulsion-laboratory-2/
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture on 23rd June 2021 at 7pm - "Mary Anning: Her Life and Times"  by Dr. Ed Jarvis (University College Cork)
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce our next lecture from Dr. Ed Jarvis taking place on Wednesday 23rd June at 7pm via Zoom! \nAbstract: Mary Anning (1799–1847\, living her entire life in Lyme Regis\, Dorset\, England) made major contributions to palaeontology in the first half of the 19th century. However\, coming from a working-class background\, she had no formal scientific education and she found herself working at a time when it was very hard for a female scientist to be taken seriously. This talk will explore the nature of Mary’s contributions to geology\, both in her work as a gifted amateur palaeontologist and in the positive influence as a role model that she had on subsequent generations of women\, not only scientists. \nDr David Edward Jarvis grew up exposed to Mary Anning’s legacy in the West Country of England before joining the Geology Department in UCC some 35 years ago. \nDate and Time:\nWednesday\, 23rd June 2021\, between 19:00 and 20:00 via Zoom.\nTo Register:\nPlease e-mail info@geology.ie BEFORE 1pm on 23rd June 2021 \nZoom link will be sent to those registered on the day of the lecture. \nLooking forward to seeing many of you there!
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-on-23rd-june-2021-at-7pm-mary-anning-her-life-and-times-by-dr-ed-jarvis-university-college-cork/
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture on 22 September 2021 - 7pm: Triassic Tales from an Arid Ireland by Dr Shane Tyrrell (NUI Galway)
DESCRIPTION:Triassic Tales from an Arid Ireland \nBy Dr Shane Tyrrell (NUI Galway)\n\nWhen: Wednesday 22nd September 2021\, 7pm\nWhere: Online via Zoom\nAll welcome! \nAbstract: During the Triassic period (252–201 Ma)\, Ireland lay ~20° north of the equator in the arid to semi-arid interior of the Pangea Supercontinent. Desert conditions\, dominated by wind-blown sand systems\, were punctuated by seasonal precipitation which drove large-scale\, ephemeral\, fluvial systems from mountainous hinterlands into parched basin interiors. The deposited sandstones now form an important resource – they are reservoirs for hydrocarbons\, aquifers for groundwater\, potential sources of geothermal heating\, and sites for carbon sequestration. This talk aims to show how provenance techniques\, based on signals in individual sand grains\, have led to new models for Triassic palaeogeography. These reconstructions shed new light on this part of Irish geological history\, while also providing insight into how climate\, topography\, and geography have combined to produce a regionally significant\, and economically important\, sandstone. \nYou can download a short flyer for this lecture to send to whoever you wish HERE or a detailed abstract and bio HERE. \nTo Register click HERE or send an e-mail to info@geology.ie \nZoom details will be sent on the day to those who have registered. \n  \nPhoto by Sharad Bhat on Unsplash
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-on-22-september-2021-7pm-triassic-tales-from-an-arid-ireland-by-dr-shane-tyrrell-nui-galway/
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture\, 27 October: Evolution and Resources of the Sedimentary Basins of Central Algeria by Dr Kara English (UCD)
DESCRIPTION:FULL ABSTRACT \nThe evolution of the sedimentary basins in Algeria began with the amalgamation of the Gondwana supercontinent. By the Upper Cambrian\, the northern margin of Gondwana was open to the Proto Tethys\, leading to the deposition of a vast clastic Cambro– dominated sequence from the Ordovician onwards. The Saharan platform was segmented into NStrending basins due to the Hercynian orogeny\, and intervening uplifts. The resultant basins evolved variably\, particularly with the development of an extensive Triassic saltbasin across much of the northeast sector. Large-scale uplift (1-3 km) of intracratonic highs in the central platform during the Eocene\, including the Hoggar Massif\, further changed the geometry of the northwestern African basins\, due to extensive exhumation\, erosion and tilting. Late Eocene exhumation had a major impact on the region ’ s hydrogeological regime and petroleum systems due to structural modification and fluid remigration. Algeria remains an important and fascinating region in terms of resources including Saharan aquifers\, petroleum\, and carbon storage. \nBIOGRAPHY \nDr Kara English has a BSc from the University of Victoria (Canada) and a PhD in basin analysis from the University of Manchester (UK)\, where she focussed on the exhumation history of Algerian sedimentary basins. Kara started her career in the petroleum industry in Canada and has since worked on projects in over 40 countries throughout North\, South\, and Central America; Europe; Africa\, and the middle East. She was also a technical lead for the government and industry initiative that redefined the stratigraphic framework of Ireland s offshore sedimentary basins and is a founding member of the Stratigraphic Commission of Offshore Ireland. Kara is currently Assistant Professor of Sedimentology at UCD and lead of the Sustainable GeoEnergy Research Group\, which focusses on energy transition research and our energy future. On weekends she can mostly likely be found on the sideline of a football or hockey pitch. \nWhen: Wednesday 27th October\, 2021\, 7pm \nWhere: TO REGISTER CLICK Online via Zoom HERE or send an email to info@geology.ie \nAll Welcome! Zoom details will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-27-october-evolution-and-resources-of-the-sedimentary-basins-of-central-algeria-by-dr-kara-english-ucd/
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture - 12th October\, 7pm - “Lost Songs: Reconstructing Insect Stridulation Sounds from the Middle Jurassic” by Charlie Woodrow\, University of Lincoln\, UK
DESCRIPTION:Irish Geological Association Lecture \n\n\n\n“Lost Songs: Reconstructing Insect Stridulation Sounds from the Middle Jurassic” \n\n\n\nBy Charlie Woodrow (University of Lincoln\, UK) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: This talk aims to demonstrate how it is possible to reconstruct the sounds made by extinct Jurassic Period bush-crickets and their relatives. Ordinarily\, the ecology and behaviour of an organism’s life history do not fossilize: thus\, this can only be studied by combining our knowledge of extant species with unique fossil data to infer potential ecological interactions. This is particularly challenging for investigations of acoustic ecology\, because sound production organs are rarely fossilized and often not well enough understood to infer acoustic signals from geometry alone. Here\, I show how it is possible to reconstruct the sounds made by extinct ensiferan insects (Orthoptera) from a model that starts with a 150-year-old museum specimen and ends with an application to a 165-million-year-old fossil relative. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography \n\n\n\nCharlie Woodrow\n\n\n\nCharlie is a third-year PhD student at the University of Lincoln (UK) studying the evolution of bush-cricket acoustic communication. His project covers a range of topics\, including comparative morphometrics of insect ears\, the mechanics of sound production\, the biophysics of hearing\, and insect behaviour. Through collaborations and grants\, Charlie has started to apply his knowledge of insects and acoustics to palaeontology\, with ongoing projects on directional hearing in theropods\, biophysical measurements of hearing in fossil orthopterans\, and reconstructing the sounds of extinct insects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 12 October 2022\, between 19:00 pm and 20:00 via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo Register: register for this lecture here (in case of issue\, please send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie) \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-12th-october-charlie-woodrow-university-of-lincoln-uk/
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SUMMARY:IGA Lecture : "From Ordovician Oceans to Holocene Houses: Three Geological Stories from a Data Manager's Perspective" by Dr Una Farrell (Trinity College Dublin)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  \n\n\n\nThere is a global push to make scientific data open and accessible. Here\, I talk about three projects which differ greatly in terms of scope and aims\, but which have some common ground in terms of data sharing and structure. First is the ‘Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project’ (SGP) – a large collaborative research consortium\, which aims to answer questions about deep-time environmental change. Second is ‘Stonebuilt Ireland’\, a project which links Irish heritage sites with building stones and quarries. Third is a new project to digitize the TCD Geological Museum collections and make those records available through local and global data portals. In each case\, I will outline project goals and highlights so far\, and briefly review the data-wrangling going on behind the scenes.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography:   \n\n\n\nUna Farrell\n\n\n\nUna did a BA in Geology at TCD and a PhD at Yale University\, working in upstate New York onexceptionally preserved trilobites. She was Collection Manager of Invertebrate Palaeontology at theBiodiversity Institute in Kansas for four years\, followed by two years as a lab/data manager atStanford University in California\, where she worked with Dr. Erik Sperling to set up the database forthe ‘Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project (SGP)’. She is currently back at TCDas a research fellow. She teaches palaeontology\, works at the TCD Geological Museum and on thedatabase for ‘Stonebuilt Ireland’\, which is a project led by Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson and Dr. LouiseCaulfield in collaboration with the Office of Public Works and Geological Survey Ireland. Una alsocontinues to work remotely for the SGP project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Tuesday\, 28 March 2023\, between 19:00 pm and 20:00 via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo Register: send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie  \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-lecture-una-farrell/
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SUMMARY:IGA VIRTUAL LECTURE: Middle Devonian Fish Fauna from SW Ireland:  New Palaeontology and Euramerican Geological Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Dr Vincent Dupret (Uppsala University\, Sweden) \n\n\n\nTO REGISTER please send an e-mail to info@geology.ie or please fill in the form HERE \n\n\n\nAbstract:  \n\n\n\nThe Middle Devonian of southwest Ireland is represented by rocks from the Old Red Sandstone (ORS) continent (~385 Ma) which have yielded a spectacular Greenschist facies ancient fish fauna. The most abundant fossil bones\, found both on the Iveragh Peninsula and on Valentia Island\, are those of a new species of the antiarch placoderm (bony fish) Bothriolepis. This Genus is simultaneously loved and loathed by palaeontologists: its ~100 species has precluded any clear classification of the Genus\, yet Bothriolepis is a very useful stratigraphic and palaeogeographic indicator. I will present a new phylogeny for Bothriolepis and an X-ray analysis of other\, previously published\, fish fossils from SW Ireland\, which has revealed several big surprises: for example\, a supposed fin spine from an Acanthodian (“spiny shark”) turns out to be the fang of a giant lobe-finned fish (a Sarcopterygian). These taxa from SW Ireland are the first of their kind from the Euramerican Old Red Sandstone (ORS)\, demonstrating Ireland’s new-found geological heritage for these Irish fossils and localities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography:   \n\n\n\nDr Vincent DuPret\n\n\n\nDR VINCENT DUPRET obtained his PhD at the National Museum of Natural\nHistory in Paris (France) in 2003. He then secured several positions as a\nresearcher or teacher around the world (France\, Sweden\, China\, Australia).\nHe is now finishing a research contract at Uppsala University (Sweden).\nVincent is deeply interested both in the natural world and in cultural heritage\,\nsomething his students say is fresh and appreciated by his students. Vincent\nteaches best practice techniques in palaeontology and in research ethics\,\nwith the aim of helping to create a fairer and more sustainable world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 28 June 2023\, 19:00 pm via Zoom. \n\n\n\nTo Register: send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie  or please fill in the form HERE  \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-virtual-lecture-middle-devonian-fish-fauna-from-sw-ireland-new-palaeontology-and-euramerican-geological-heritage/
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SUMMARY:New Ways to Hunt Down Irish Zn-Pb Mineralisation
DESCRIPTION:Irish Geological Association Lecture – Zoom only\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Aileen Doran (iCRAG UCD) \n\n\n\nTO REGISTER please send an e-mail to info@geology.ie  \n\n\n\nAbstract:  \n\n\n\nMetals such as zinc\, lead and copper are crucial for society\, but there are many challenges remaining in how we explore and discover these important deposits. This talk will provide an update on recent geochemistry research across the southern Irish Zn–Pb ore field\, introducing two techniques that could help us to identify hidden mineralisation. The two new techniques are pyrite geochemistry and carbonate isotope analysis\, focusing on minerals closely associated with mineralisation. These techniques provide a better understanding of the formation of the impressive Irish Zn–Pb deposits; the results can be used as new pathfinders to find additional Irish mineralisation. Internationally\, knowledge taken from the Irish studies can be applied to help search for metals in other settings and other countries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography:   \n\n\n\nDr Aileen Doran (iCRAG UCD)\n\n\n\nAileen finished her PhD on Irish Zn–Pb mineralization in 2021 at University College Dublin (UCD) and is currently back in UCD as a post-doctoral researcher with iCRAG studying Cu–Co deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt. Aileen’s research focuses on understanding sediment and ore formation/alteration; hydrothermal fluid processes\, including sources\, mixing and modification; and on testing geochemical methods as vectors towards mineralisation. Before joining UCD\, Aileenmworked at Geological Survey Ireland as a graduate geologist on the Tellus project\, after finishing her undergraduate degree in geology at University College Cork in 2015.Aileen actively promotes geology as an accessible and  representative field for all\, and she is currently Director of the Equality\, Diversity and Inclusion in Geoscience (EDIG) project\, a global virtual initiative. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 15 November 2023\, 19:00 pm via Zoom. \n\n\n\nTo Register: send an e-mail to  info@geology.ie \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent on the day to those who have registered.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/thingnew-ways-to-hunt-down-irish-zn-pb-mineralisation/
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SUMMARY:IGA 2025 AGM and Council Nominations
DESCRIPTION:Irish Geological Association Annual General Meeting \n\n\n\n\n\nDublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)\, 5 Merrion Square\, Dublin 2 \n\n\n\nIn person and by ZoomDate: Tuesday\, 29th April from 6.30pm
URL:https://geology.ie/event/iga-2025-agm-and-council-nominations/
LOCATION:Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)\, 5 Merrion Square\, Dublin 2
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SUMMARY:The 3rd Annual IGA Visit to the Royal Irish Academy (RHA) Annual Art Exhibition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Leader Bill Sheppard \n\n\n\n\n\nBill Sheppard\, having attended the opening of the Exhibition\, is delighted to confirm that this year’s RHA Annual Art Exhibition has much to offer the geological enquiring mind. Many of Ireland’s  leading Irish artists again exhibit works on which to base discussion of the geological aspects within their works. The exhibition also affords the opportunity to enjoy/be challenged by the range of art on show.  Artist-members of the IGA are particularly welcome.
URL:https://geology.ie/event/the-3rd-annual-iga-visit-to-the-royal-irish-academy-rha-annual-art-exhibition-2025/
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